Mr. Williams is a senior Sociology student at a large university. He is an excellent student with a 4.0 grade point aver
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Mr. Williams is a senior Sociology student at a largeuniversity. He is an excellent student with a 4.0 grade pointaverage hoping to graduate with highest honors. Below are somesituations he is facing in his last year that include ethicaldecision-making. Please select the ethically correct answer in eachcase.
Mr. Williams is taking a senior-level course in Urban Sociologythat requires a 10-page research paper. Mr. Williams has areputation for being an excellent writer and his fellow studentsare aware of this. One student in the class approached him andasked if he will help him with his paper. At first, the student wasjust asking about ways to organize the paper and some editingadvice. However, the student then told Mr. Williams that there wasno way that he would have enough time to write the entire papersince he had to leave town to visit a sick relative and insteadasked Mr. Williams if he would write just a couple of sections ofthe paper for him. Mr. Williams declined, but was still willing tooffer assistance on organization and editorial issues. Did Mr.Williams act in an ethical manner in this situation?
Yes, because even though the student only wanted part of thepaper to be written by Mr. Williams, it still constitutedplagiarism.
No, because Mr. Williams should have contacted the professor andthe Dean of Students at the University and informed on the studentto have him punished.
No, because visiting the sick friend was more important and Mr.Williams should place that above the rules stated in thesyllabus.
None of the above.
Mr. Williams is taking a senior-level course in Urban Sociologythat requires a 10-page research paper. Mr. Williams has areputation for being an excellent writer and his fellow studentsare aware of this. One student in the class approached him andasked if he will help him with his paper. At first, the student wasjust asking about ways to organize the paper and some editingadvice. However, the student then told Mr. Williams that there wasno way that he would have enough time to write the entire papersince he had to leave town to visit a sick relative and insteadasked Mr. Williams if he would write just a couple of sections ofthe paper for him. Mr. Williams declined, but was still willing tooffer assistance on organization and editorial issues. Did Mr.Williams act in an ethical manner in this situation?
Yes, because even though the student only wanted part of thepaper to be written by Mr. Williams, it still constitutedplagiarism.
No, because Mr. Williams should have contacted the professor andthe Dean of Students at the University and informed on the studentto have him punished.
No, because visiting the sick friend was more important and Mr.Williams should place that above the rules stated in thesyllabus.
None of the above.